Eight new species of Dexosarcophaga Townsend, 1917 (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from the Neotropical Region

Autor(es)

dos Santos, Josenilson Rodrigues ; Pape, Thomas ; de Mello-Patiu, Catia Antunes

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY; v. 828, p. 29-pg., 2022-07-12.

Resumo

Eight new Neotropical species of Dexosarcophaga Townsend, 1917 are described, five from Brazil, Dexosarcophaga phoenix sp. nov., Dexosarcophaga jandainae sp. nov., Dexosarcophaga patiuorum sp. nov., Dexosarcophaga petra sp. nov., and Dexosarcophaga sphaera sp. nov., one from Costa Rica, Dexosarcophaga limon sp. nov., one from Ecuador, Dexosarcophaga napo sp. nov., and one from Colombia, Dexosarcophaga pallida sp. nov. Male and female morphology is documented with photographs and illustrations, including details of the male terminalia for all new species and female terminalia of Dexosarcophaga phoenix sp. nov. and Dexosarcophaga sphaera sp. nov. With the addition of these new species, 58 species of Dexosarcophaga are now known, with records from the American continent spanning from the southern United States to northern Argentina. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 10/52314-0 - Diptera dos estados do Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul e Rondônia: diversidade, sistemática e limite distribucionais
• Beneficiário: Carlos José Einicker Lamas
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Regular